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eucaine in American English
either of two cocainelike synthetic alkaloids, alpha-eucaine, C19H27NO4, or beta-eucaine, C15H21NO2, made from piperidine: the hydrochloride of beta-eucaine is used as a local anesthetic for animals and was formerly used for humans
noun: a white, crystalline solid, C15H21NO2, formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine

eucaine in British English
noun: a crystalline optically active substance formerly used as a local anaesthetic. Formula: C15 H21NO2

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